Linking the Limbic Brain to Krispy Kreme Donuts
ScienceDaily asks ... What makes you suddenly dart into the bakery when you spy chocolate- frosted donuts in the window, though you certainly hadn't planned on indulging? As you lick the frosting off your fingers, don't blame a lack of self-control,blame...
Friday, March 07, 2008
Is There A “Brain Signature” for Cigarette Craving?
Researchers at Penn think so.
A brain imaging study conducted at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania shows that cigarette cravings in smokers who are deprived of nicotine are linked with increased activation in specific regions of the brain. Using a novel method of measuring brain blood flow developed by John Detre, MD, associate professor of Neurology at Penn, this study is the first to ...
Researchers at Penn think so.
A brain imaging study conducted at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania shows that cigarette cravings in smokers who are deprived of nicotine are linked with increased activation in specific regions of the brain. Using a novel method of measuring brain blood flow developed by John Detre, MD, associate professor of Neurology at Penn, this study is the first to ...
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